Section 3-8-2-20 - Notice of withdrawal of candidacy(a) A person who files a declaration of candidacy under this chapter may, at any time not later than noon eighty-one (81) days before the date set for holding the primary election, file a statement with the same office where the person filed the declaration of candidacy, stating that the person is no longer a candidate and does not wish the person's name to appear on the primary election ballot as a candidate.(b) A candidate who is disqualified from being a candidate under IC 3-8-1-5 must file a notice of withdrawal immediately upon becoming disqualified. The filing requirements of subsection (a) do not apply to a notice of withdrawal filed under this subsection.(c) A candidate who has moved from the election district the candidate sought to represent must file a notice of withdrawal immediately after changing the candidate's residence. The filing requirements of subsection (a) do not apply to a notice of withdrawal filed under this subsection.Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-9(a).
Amended by P.L. 123-2020,SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by P.L. 225-2011, SEC. 30, eff. 7/1/2011.As added by P.L. 5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L. 10-1988, SEC.35; P.L. 5-1989, SEC.28; P.L. 4-1991, SEC.37; P.L. 3-1997, SEC.131; P.L. 9-2004, SEC.9; P.L. 230-2005, SEC.25.